A Chinese soapstone figure of a luohan with lion cub, 18th/19th century

寿山石罗汉坐像, 18/19世纪

of slightly mottled light beige hue, the figure carved in a seated position, his eyes closed with a smiling expression and elongated ears, his right arm resting down by his side, his left arm raised and resting on his bent knee holding a lion cub who is looking up at him, with parting robes to expose his stomach finely incised with a Buddhist symbol to the back, with cloud scrolls and a scrolling border to the edge, with a ruyi shaped collar

石色呈乳黄色调, 并有乳白色斑纹; 罗汉双目微闭, 带笑, 耳垂长至肩头, 右手支撑一旁, 左手搁在腿上并捧有小狮, 小狮转首仰视罗汉; 罗汉着长袍, 长袍下垂, 袍领有如意装饰, 长袍由胸部渐开, 露出腹部, 袍背有佛教图案